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Dr Tristan Middleton

Senior Lecturer in Education

EDUCATION & SCIENCE
Telephone:
01242 714725
I am a Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education. I am passionate about educational inclusion and the opportunities that those of us in Higher Education have to make a positive impact upon education practice.

Biography

I began my teaching career in 1995 with a PGCE from Bath Spa University, having worked as an actor in children’s theatre for 8 years. I have taught throughout primary and early years, have been an Assistant Head Teacher, SENCo, Designated Lead for Child Protection and Designated Teacher for Children in Care. For the last 6 years of school-teaching I set-up and ran a nurture group provision.

Tristan is Editor of the International Journal of Nurture in Education.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons): French and DraMA: University of London, 1990
  • PGCE: Primary Education with QTS, Bath Spa University College, 2000 MA Ed, Inclusive practice in schools, University of West of England, 2008
  • PGCAP, Academic Practice, University of Gloucestershire, 2017
  • PhD, Inclusive Education, University of Gloucestershire, 2024

Accreditation

Nurture Group Accreditation (PGCE 30 credits) 2010

Membership of professional bodies

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • British Educational Research Association (BERA)
  • Tristan is Director and Chair of Leading Learning for Special Educational Needs Community Interest Company.

Teaching & Research

Teaching

Education, inclusion, Special Educational Needs, Educational Leadership

Research

Special Educational Needs, SENCos, nurture groups, resilience, education of young people in conflict with the law.

Publications

More publications from Dr Tristan Middleton can be found in the Research Repository.
https://www.glos.ac.uk/profile/tristan-middleton/